Presenters Wynter Greene Ileana Infante Taryn Hunter Kenney Robinson
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Empowering parent coordinators to strengthen the
school/family partnership to promote student success.
PresentersWynter Greene Ileana InfanteTaryn Hunter
Kenney Robinson
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College & career readiness
The must-have skills and knowledge all students need to ensure that the transition from high school graduation to post secondary and career opportunities is seamless.
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College & career readiness
What the data says:
Graduation rates through June 2009 for students who entered grade 9 in the 2005-06 school year vs. the percentage of students who graduated with a score 80 or better on the math Regents exam and 75 or better on the English Regents exam.
Graduation rate data-NY Times, February 8, 2011
Group Reported graduation rate
College- and Career- Ready Graduation Rate
Difference
New York City
64.5 % 22.8% - 41.7%
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Ileana’s insights on instilling a culture of education at the elementary level
Activities that parent coordinators can either facilitate or encourage
families and schools to do to promote college & career readiness
Literacy workshops for parents.
Introduction to what are the pre-requisites or requirements for high school/college entry.
Free or low cost Programs that support college &
career readiness
Learning Leaders
GO Project ( Lower East Side)
Hunter College Literacy & Learning lab
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Kenney’s keys for instilling success on the middle school level
Activities that parent coordinators can either facilitate or encourage
families and schools to do to promote college & career
readiness College visits High School visits Career Day, Career bingo Letter to a friend,
graduation speech Introduce financial literacy Increase home
responsibilities to promote responsibility and self sufficiency
Free Programs that promote college & career readiness
Harlem Educational & Activities Fund
New Heights
Boys’ Club of New York
Sponsors for Educational Opportunity
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Wisdom from Wynter on instilling a culture of education on the high school level for college &
career readiness
Activities that parent coordinators can either facilitate
or encourage families and schools to do to promote college
& career readiness
Takes practice PSAT and discusses results with a teacher
Co-Curricular Activities
College Tours
Understanding graduation requirements/ what your high school has to offer.
College Now (Summer/Fall/Spring) Opportunities
Free Programs that promote college & career
readiness
CUNY College Now
Monroe College ( Jump start)
Trio programs ( Upward Bound, Talent Search)
Liberty Partnerships, STEP
Summer Search
Camp College
The Door, Options
City Year
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Additional Resources• Inside Schools- http://insideschools.org/• College Access Consortium of New York
(CACNY)- http://cacnyinc.org/about.shtml• United Federation of Teachers-
http://www.uft.org/parents• Learning Leaders-
http://www.learningleaders.org/• Youth Communications-
http://www.youthcomm.org/index.html• The Clic- http://www.theclic.net/quick.html• NYCDOE • you ( Take inventory of resources in your
school and community. Survey parents, staff and faculty for talents and resources.)
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Taryn’s tips
FINDING THE RIGHT FIT: WHAT THIS MEANS
Type Of College
Location
Majors
Cost
Financial Aid
Campus Life
HOW TO GET IN: THE COLLEGE APPLICATION PROCESS
The Common Application
College Application Dates
Filling out the application
Tests Scores
Transcripts
College Essay
Letters Of Recommendations
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Taryn’s tips
RELATIONSHIPS MATTER
Visit and tour the campus
TOOLS THAT CAN HELP
http://www.collegeboard.org/
http://mycollegeguide.org/
http://www.about.com/
http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/
http://www.petersons.com/
http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/
http://www.princetonreview.com/
http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/
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CUNY resources• Parents going back to school:• http://www.cuny.edu/admissions/
undergraduate/prepare/adults.html -• http://www.workered.org/ - click on prospective
students at the top• http://www.cuny.edu/admissions/undergraduate/
adults.html• http://www.cuny.edu/academics/conted.html• Continuing and Professional Education:• http://www.cuny.edu/academics/conted.html
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Additional CUNY resources
• Academic Programs by College: http://www.cuny.edu/admissions/undergraduate/downloads/cuny_academic_grid.pdf
• Contact Listhttp://www.cuny.edu/admissions/undergraduate/feeds/binder-resources-include/cuny_directory.pdf
• Profilehttp://www.cuny.edu/admissions/undergraduate/downloads/Admission_profile04202011.pdf (both freshman and transfer)
• Financial Aid• http://www.cuny.edu/admissions/undergraduate/downloads/cuny_finantialaid.pdf
• CUNY Start http://www.cuny.edu/academics/programs/notable/CATA/cti-
cunystart.html
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contact information for presenters
Ileana Infante
Director
Early Childhood & Childhood Clinical Experiences
Hunter College
School of Education
212-772-4667 DIRECT
212-772-5334 FAX
Taryn Hunter, M.B.A. and
M.S. in Organizational Management
Assistant Director of Recruitment & Outreach
Hunter College
212-650-3034
212-650-3336 (Fax)
Please visit our website at www.hunter.cuny.edu
To sign up to receive more information about Hunter College and create your
own personal "My Choice" webpage please go to:
http://mychoice.hunter.cuny.edu
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Contact information for presenters
Wynter Greene
Senior Office Assistant
Office of Clinical Experiences
School of Education
Hunter College
Kenney Robinson
Director
Adolescent & TESOL Clinical Experiences
School of Education
Hunter College
(212) 772-4038